News

For the month of November 2022, our Club will be meeting at the Kickback Grill, 1980 Hwy 45 North in Eagle River.

We will be meeting on Thursday, November 3rd and Thursday, November 17th,

Guest Speakers at our upcoming meetings:

• The Windigo Hockey program on November 3rd.
• Elsie Gregersen, Northland Pines student and the Badger Girls State representative, will be sharing her experiences on November 17th.

 
For the month of July 2022, our Club meeting schedule will be –

• No Meeting on 7/7
• Board & Club Meetings on 7/14
• Club Meeting on 7/21
• Club Meeting on 7/28

Our Club and our Members are proud to support the Eagle River Main Street Program‘s Rotary Square Project.

Learn more about the project at https://www.eagleriverrevitalization.org/community-square…. Your support is greatly appreciated!

President Joe Laux presented Karen Margelofsky of the Eagle River Main Street Program a donation from our Club of $1,500 for the purchase of new flag poles.

Congratulations to Grant Meyer, our newest Paul Harris recipient!

Thank you for all that you for our Club and our community!

By Ken Anderson, WXPR Public Radio

https://www.wxpr.org/community/2021-12-21/donors-contribute-to-eagle-river-community-square-to-keep-space-green?fbclid=IwAR1BnB8JqVX2xoFxhEaAJnEBbsGrjN78nOeQNW14I7JN4vr7Z0Y-Crabh7U

Spokespersons for the “Community Square” block in downtown Eagle River announced to the Eagle River city council it has received significant contributions to keeping it as a pocket park for public use which may cancel any private development proposals but to make the city whole for its costs.

According to Jim Holperin the Community Square task force has received a significant pledge contribution of $125,000 from former city council member Carol Hendricks along with a pledge of $50,000 from Eagle River Rotary and $25,000 from an anonymous donor.

“Rotary and its members want to be a partner with the city in development of the community square,” Holperin said. “Our intent is to develop the property; it is not our intent to take title. We always envisioned it be be city property and we envision making the city whole.”

Read the full story here.

Thank you to Carol Hendricks for your incredible generosity! We look forward to moving ahead with this project in the new year!

Welcome to our New Member Karen Margelofsky (center), who was inducted into our Club on Thursday.

If you are interested in joining our club, please contact any Rotarian.

The Rotary Club of Eagle River donated $1,000 to Troop 601 for the frisbee golf course they are developing at Oldenburg Park in Eagle River.

Thank you to our generous Club Members who assisted with the sound system and bookshelves at the new Kalmar Community Center!

We also sincerely thank Rotary District 6220 for your support in making this project happen for our community!!

Congratulations Joe Wojnarowicz (ticket #78), the winner of the vintage Carver wood speed boat!

The drawing took place on Monday, December 7th at 12:15 pm via livestream on our Facebook page.

Joe’s dad picked up the boat on Friday, December 11th, and will be delivering it to him next week.  Joe purchased his ticket at Grandma’s Toy Box in Downtown Eagle River.

The 1956 Carver Cadet wood speed boat was donated to the Club by the Louise Waterman Bailey Estate. Mrs. Bailey was a local resident on Catfish Lake for the past 40 years. Her family owned the first private residence on the Everett Peninsula when they built a home there in 1904.

All 300 tickets were sold, raising $3,000 for the Club.  Funds raised will be used to support projects right here in the Northwoods community.

The Rotary Club of Eagle River has contributed to the Demmer and Walter E. Olson Libraries, the Wounded Warrior Project, the Great Headwaters Trail, ERRA Dome, Three Lakes Center for the Arts, area food pantries and many other worthy projects.